A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 34 km SE of Ndoi Island, Fiji (21 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 12:04:39 / 12:04 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 05/04/19 / 2019-04-05 00:04:39 / April 5, 2019 @ 12:04 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 579.85 km (360 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -178.4776 West, latitude -20.8795 South, depth = 579.85 km. Unique identifier: us7000350z. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000350z.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 34 km SE of Ndoi Island, Fiji.
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